Closure for bottles, jars, &amp;c.



i. W. HENTZ.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES. JARS, @cc.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-1.1914.

Patented Nov. 12,1918.

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Be it known sleet L JAMns VJ. HENTZ, a citizen of the ilni'ied States, residing in; Beli-in'ioie, State Maryland, Rave invented a new and useful improvement in Closures for Bottles, which the following is a speciii -Jojo.on=

This inven'bion relates to improvements in closures for lootilcs, jars 8340, and has for its obge 'th t to provide means integral therewz closure can readily Ienioved from the recepteciefi The invention consists of the novel consiruction and arrangement of the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully set forth in the following specification and pointed out in detail the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention.

Fig. is a top plan view of Fig. 1.,

3 is n vertical section of Fig. 2 on the line E-E.

e is enlarged detail View of one of notched projections at the side of the Referring to the accompanying drawing, forming: par: of iliis specification, and. in which like reference numerals design-(Lie like parts llll'tilig'llfilli; the several views thereof, 1 designates a metal cap having a downwardly projecting crimped flange 2 having a number of projections 3 extending below Specification of Eletters fzaiem's.

. flange 2. The

said flange 2 each of which is provided with a recess e in its uncei' surface below the closure is put on the bottle, or other vessel in any suitable manner and by means of the projection 3 can be readily removed. by any suitable tool, or by striking the projection against any object to force the top from the bottle or vessel. The projections 3 consist of two plane feces forman oblique angle With the circumferential flange and meeting in a downwardly and outwardly inclined ridge. The recesses i in he under surface of the projection are for the purpose of receiving a suitable tool and preventing it from slipping oii she projeclion 3 when the closure is being forced 05 by said tool.

Having thus described I claim is:'

A closure for bottles, comprising cap having 1L downwardly projecting annuiar crimped flange 2, and a number of projections 3 uriumged eguidismnt around and extending; below said annular flange and each having a recess 4 in its under surface below said flange 2, said projec'bions 3 consisting of two plane faces forming an oblique angle with {lie annular flange and meeting in e dimm'vardly and outwardly inclined ridge. Ji'iMES 3V. HENTZ,

my invention, What li'itnesses WILLIAM E. ScI-IUL, W. L. MCQLEARYQ 

